Buggy-shaft brace.



J. H. BRUNKEN.

BUGGY SHAFT BRAOE.

APPLICATION IIIJHD JAN. 21, 1913.

1,074,045, Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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WITNESSES It o @FFMEE.

JOHN H. BRUNKEN, Q PAIGE, TEXAS.

BUGGrY-SHAFT BRACE.

Application filed January 21, 1913.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. BRUNKHN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing, at Paige, in the county of Bas' trop and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovements in .lhip gy-Sln'rtt Braces, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the :urcompanyingr drawing.

This invention relates to braces which are intended to be used in connection with the shafts of a vehicle, and the principal object of the same is to provide a brace which will be connected with the shaft and cross bar and thus brace the shafts so that there is no danger of the cross bar being broken or working loose.

From an inspection of the drawings it will be seen that this device may be either forn'ied from a strip of metal which is bent to assume the desired shape or may be stamped from a metallic plate.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a bottom plan view of a pair of shafts provided with the improved brace. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective View show ing one form of the brace connected with the shafts. Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-8 in Fig. 2 to show the manner of connecting the brace with the cross bar. Fig. l is a bottom plan view of the brace. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a pair of shafts with the brace in place. Fig. 6 is a View of the blank from which a modified form of the invention may be formed. Fig. 7 is a view showing the blank shown in Fig. 6 bent to form the brace.

Referring to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that this device is used to support the cross bar 10 which connects the shafts 11. Two of these braces are used, one being placed at each end of the cross bar and removably connected with the cross bar and shafts so that the device may be easily removed and placed upon a new pair of shafts if desired.

It is noted that this device is so constructed that it may be used with any type of shaft since it is held in place by means of clips which go around the shafts and cross bar. It .is also noted that in order to secure this brace in place it is not necessary to form holes in the shafts and, therefore, the shafts and cross bar will not be weakened. lVhen these devices are connected with the shafts,

Specification of Letters Patent.

iatonted Sept. 23, 1913.

Serial No. 743,386.

the cross bar will be securely held in place and thus all danger of the cross bar breaking or working loose is prevented. It is also noted that since the cross bar cannot work loose the shafts will be prevented from separa ti no,

From an inspection of Fig. 2 the form of brace which is struck from a metallic plate may be readily mulcrstotul. In this form the brace comprises a lnridge 12 which is bowed as clearly shown in Fig. 3 so that it will form a pocket in which the cross bar may fit. Arms 1?) and 14; extend from the bridge 12, the arm 13 extending parallel to the cross bar 10 and having its outer end portion crimpcd to form the pocket 15 similar to the pocket of the bridge 12. The shaft 11. its in this pocket 15 and is held in place by means of a U-shaped clip 16 which has its reduced ends passing" through openings formed in the arm '13. Securing nuts 17 are provided so that the shaft will be securely clipped. The clip 18 which holds the bridge 12 to the cross bar is similar in constructitm to the clip 16. The arm 14!; extends at an angle from the cross bar 10 to the shaft 11.1 and has its end portion carried pa 'allel to the arm 13 and crimped to form a pocket 19 in which the shaft 11 fits. A clip 20 similar to the clip 16 is provided so that the shaft will be securely held in the pocket 19. It will thus be seen that the arm l-it constitutes a diagonal brace which greatly strengthens the shaft and cross bar thus preventing any danger of the cross bar being broken from the shaft by any side play of the shaft.

In Fig. 7 there has been shown a modified form of brace which is formed from the blank shown in Fig. 6. This blank 21 is bent along the dotted lines 22, 23 and 2 1:, so that it forms the bridge 25 similar to the bridge 12, the arm 26 similar to the arm 13, and the diagonal arm 27 similar to the arm 14, with its end portion 28 extending to form a seat similar to the seat 19. Openings 29 are provided so that the securing clips may be connected with the brace thus securing the brace to the shaft and cross bar. It is, of course, obvious that if desired, the bridge 25 may be crimped in a similar manner to the bridge 12 and that the outer end of the arms 26 and 27 may be crilnped to form seats similar to the seats 15 and 19. It is also obvious that, if desired, the sheet metal form may be furnished to the person installing the braces in the blank form shown in Fig. 6 and then bent so as to more accurately accommodate itself to the size of shaft to which it is to be applied.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, is I 1. In combination with a pair of shafts including a cross bar, a brace having its bridge crimped to form a pocket to receive the cross bar of the shafts, an arm extending from said bridge parallel to the cross bar to one of said shafts, a'second arm extending from said bridge diagonally from said'cross bar to said shafts With its outer end extending parallel to the first mentioned arm, the end portions being crimped to form' a pocket to receive said shaft and means for removably connecting said brace with the cross bar and shaft.

2. A brace of the character described comprising a brldge crlmped to form a seat for the cross bar of a pair of shafts, arms extending from said bridge, one of said arms extending at substantially right angles to said bridge With its outer end portion crimped to form a pocket to receive the side In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN H. BRUNKEN.

Witnesses: 7

AUGUST RoHDn, W. T. Ron.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. G. 

